届

The Chinese character 届 (jí) is composed of two parts: the radical 辶 (chuò), which indicates movement, and the phonetic component 及 (jí), which means "to reach" or "to arrive". The character 届 itself means "to arrive", "to reach", or "to deliver".The radical 辶 is a pictograph of a person walking with a staff. It is often used in characters related to movement, such as 走 (zǒu, "to walk"), 跑 (pǎo, "to run"), and 送 (sòng, "to send"). The phonetic component 及 is a pictograph of a hand reaching out to grasp something. It is often used in characters related to reaching or arriving, such as 抵达 (dǐdá, "to arrive") and 赶上 (gǎnshàng, "to catch up").The character 届 is first attested in the oracle bone script, the earliest known form of Chinese writing. In the oracle bone script, the character is written as a combination of the radical 辶 and the phonetic component 及. The character has retained its basic form and meaning throughout the history of Chinese writing.In modern Chinese, the character 届 is used in a variety of contexts. It can be used as a verb, meaning "to arrive", "to reach", or "to deliver". It can also be used as a noun, meaning "arrival" or "delivery". For example, the sentence 他终于到达了目的地 (tā zhōngyú dàodále mùdìdì) means "He finally arrived at his destination", and the sentence 快递已经送到了 (kuàidì yǐjīng sòngdàole) means "The快递 has been delivered".The character 届 is a common character in Chinese, and it is important for HSK learners to understand its meaning and usage.